Chapter 475: Klein's Reputation is going to Take a Hit

After hearing all this, Roselle clearly understood something. He swallowed nervously and stammered, "So, this requires volunteers to cooperate with experiments to research an antidote?"

"Exactly!" Lynn nodded, looking at Roselle's somewhat pale expression and added with a smile, "But you don't need to worry. The Temporal Management Bureau has well-established protection policies for volunteers. Every experiment is conducted in a special space, ensuring that even if a volunteer dies during an experiment, the time in that space can be rewound to the beginning of the experiment. So, if you choose to become a volunteer, your safety is absolutely guaranteed."

It sounded like a good thing, but Roselle's face turned even paler.

After all, if time could be rewound, it meant that volunteers could be subjected to experiments repeatedly. If the experiments were harmless, that would be fine, but from Lynn's description, Roselle could already imagine how terrifying the Temporal Management Bureau's experiments were.

The thought of entering a lab and potentially being tortured repeatedly by these experiments made Roselle feel weak at the knees.

But thinking of his family and loved ones, Roselle suppressed his fear and asked, "If I choose the third option, how long would I have to be a guinea pig?"

"That's hard to say. It depends on your contribution during the experiments. If you contribute significantly, it might end in a few months. If not, it could take decades." Lynn pushed up his glasses and, seeing that Roselle was clearly scared, couldn't help but chuckle. He suddenly said, "Personally, I still recommend the second option. Given your experiences, if you become a Beyonder of the Paragon Pathway, you'll be able to maximize your advantages. Besides, both I and Greg need to stay in this era for a while to handle some private matters. Seeing that you're actively correcting your mistakes, I wouldn't mind offering you some help."

Roselle's eyes instantly brightened, and he looked at Lynn like a savior. After organizing his thoughts, he said, "Thank you so much. I'll choose the second option."

The first option was clearly unsuitable for him, and the third option was too terrifying. Most importantly, Lynn had sincerely recommended the second path, which indeed seemed advantageous for Roselle. Thus, he naturally chose the second option.

Furthermore... after a brief consideration, Roselle asked, "Sir, could you tell me what a Beyonder of the Paragon Pathway is?"

Yes, this was also a significant factor influencing Roselle's choice. Although he didn't know much about what pathway is, he wasn't foolish. Even based on the surface meaning, he could guess that Beyonders might refer to people with special abilities.

And those abilities seemed to suit him quite well?

"You don't know? Oh, right, given your current status, you probably aren't familiar with this era." Lynn seemed to pause for a moment, then slowly explained to Roselle what Beyonders were, what the divine sequence was, and gave a general overview of the major churches and secret organizations.

"So, there really are gods in this world?" Roselle felt like his worldview was being challenged. He couldn't help but ask, "But didn't you say this is a continuation of the civilization I was from...?" His voice trailed off as he seemed to realize something.

Lynn's next words confirmed his guess.

"How can you be sure that the era you were from didn't have Beyonders?" Lynn adjusted his sunglasses, smiled, and said, "In fact, Beyonders existed in your era, and you've heard their stories."

This time, Roselle was truly stunned. With a confused expression, he tentatively asked, "Those mythological tales?"

'Since gods existed in this world, it wasn't far-fetched to think that myths might be true as well, right?'

"Myths, fairy tales, even the history you're familiar with are full of traces of Beyonders." Lynn spoke the truth. Although in the pre-awakening era, Earth's civilization had fewer Beyonders than now, they certainly existed.

Otherwise, how could a fairy tale like Cinderella have inspired the creation of magic by a Mystery Pryer in the Hermit Pathway?

And if Beyonders existed, Lynn found it hard to believe that none of those historical figures in the mysterious world were Beyonders. Lynn silently entertained these wild speculations in his mind, though he showed no sign of it on his face, simply smiling as he said, "I have some connections with the God of Steam and Machinery of this era. I can introduce you to join the Church of Steam and Machinery. The Mechanical Angel also needs someone to help him digest the Paragon Beyonder potion. You two could complement each other."

'Anyway, in the end, you'll all work for me...' Lynn silently added in his heart.

"Thank you so much, Sir," Roselle said gratefully, unaware of Lynn's inner thoughts.

"No need to thank me. Oh, and no need to call me 'Sir,' just call me Lynn." Lynn flashed a warm and friendly smile and gestured for Klein to introduce himself.

"Gehrman." Having witnessed how Roselle had been misled, Klein remained silent for a moment before uttering a name. His expression looked cold.

The main reason was that the Fool could barely contain his laughter and had to adopt a cold expression to suppress it.

"By the way..." Lynn suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Roselle seriously, saying, "The Temporal Management Bureau has high standards for its employees, especially regarding morality. Things like cheating after marriage are absolutely unacceptable. You're not going to have a problem with that, right?"

"Huh?"

...

After persuading Roselle and preparing him to report to the Church of Steam and Machinery, Lynn stretched as he and Klein left the Gustav family estate. Looking at Klein, who seemed eager, Lynn said, "Now that Roselle's matter is settled, it's time for us to deal with yours. My suggestion is for you to take on a new identity in this era, something like a reclusive, brooding aristocrat with a complex personality. Maybe even act like a vampire duke. Your puppet can play the role of a loyal servant, and you can spread some rumors to create an atmosphere of terror. Occasionally scaring someone would allow you to play both Marionettist and even an early-stage Bizarro Sorcerer."

Klein: ...

Having been an observer for so long, Klein could no longer stay silent. After a moment of contemplation, he couldn't help but ask, "I can understand most of that, but what do you mean by 'a complex personality'?"

"Uh, because it's scarier that way! Plus, your fourth identity is supposed to be one with a bad reputation..." Lynn innocently spread his hands, then looked expectantly at Klein and added, "Better to ruin your reputation here than in Backlund, right?"

(End of Chapter)

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